Sunday, November 30th
3:15pm

Dear Diary,

Itâ??s been a wonderful and very relaxing weekend. I spent most of it out of the public eye and enjoyed some time with Sasha and Malia. I didnâ??t get to see them nearly enough on the campaign trail, so it was nice to spend some time with them. I wish Barack could have been at home more over the Thanksgiving holiday, but I respect that heâ??s at least trying to do everything he can for our country. Still, I know Sasha and Malia wish they could have seen more of their father too.

Can’t believe we’re already in the holiday season. Seems like we should still be in the middle of fall, but my autumn flew by with all the campaigning. Haven’t decided what I’m going to get everyone for Christmas, but I will probably buy everything online anyway, since I have become somewhat of a celebrity. I made a point of avoiding shopping at all these weekend to avoid the crowds, which I think was the best decision, and may have even saved my lifer, or at least an injury. I can’t believe that a worker was trampled to death in a Wal-Mart. How truly tragic and really quite sick. So sad that we’re still so savage when it comes to shopping that we’d sacrifice a life. Hopefully this has caused people to reflect on how material they’ve become, and perhaps think again on the reason for the season. I’m not saying the holidays necessarily have to be religious, but there has to be more than buying things.

Yours always,
Michelle